Basilect Definition
băsə-lĕkt
noun
The variety of speech that is most remote from the prestige variety, especially in an area where a creole is spoken. For example, in Jamaica, Jamaican Creole is the basilect whereas Standard Jamaican English is the acrolect or prestige language.
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Other Word Forms of Basilect
Noun
Singular:
basilect
Plural:
basilectsOrigin of Basilect
basi– (dia)lect
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
basi- +"Ž -lect
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